Dion sang 'worst ever cover song'

Maid Marian · Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:27 pm Post subject: Dion sang 'worst ever cover song'

Now why doesn't that surprise me 21.gif 21.gif

Celine Dion is responsible for the world's worst cover version, a poll of music experts has decided.

The Canadian star's rendition of the AC/DC track You Shook Me All Night Long was given the dubious honour in the Total Guitar magazine survey.

Editor Stephen Lawson said Dion's cover was "sacrilege".

The experts also judged the best cover versions, with Jimi Hendrix's performance of the Bob Dylan song All Along the Watchtower top of the list.

"Cover versions have never been bigger," said Mr Lawson.

"Producer Mark Ronson became a household name on the back of his quirky covers album, with Amy Winehouse's version of Valerie outselling The Zutons' original."

Pop flops

Dion, 40, who performed You Shook Me All Night Long at a Las Vegas concert six years ago, never released the track as a single.

A Sugababes and Girls Aloud version of Walk This Way, a huge hit for Aerosmith and Run DMC, came second in the list of worst covers.

Westlife's 1999 version of the ballad More Than Words by rock band Extreme was third in the list.

Will Young was fourth with his cover of The Doors' Light My Fire, which reached number one in the UK top 40 charts in 2002, and The Mike Flowers Pops rounded off the top five with their cover of Oasis' Wonderwall.

In the list of best covers, The Beatles' rendition of Twist and Shout, first recorded by the Top Notes, was in second place, followed by the Guns N' Roses version of the Wings' song Live and Let Die.

Nirvana's cover of The Man Who Sold the World by David Bowie, and Muse's Feeling Good, made famous by Nina Simone, also appeared in the top five.

Source - BBC

Kellie · Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:32 pm Post subject:

I totally agree with the sugarbabes and girls aloud version of walk this way, i thought that was awful.
Dosent suprise me that westlife are in there cos they do get slated big time for their cover versions.

frys_red_jacket · Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:46 pm Post subject:

i don't agree with the sugababes and girls alouds cover, i think it was much better than aerosmiths version and i really like westlifes version of more than words too

Spirithunter · Top Member Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 719 Status: Offline

I remember Petula Clark murdering Foreigner's "I want to know what love is" on a tv show many years ago...she should have been arrested 21.gif